How many Regional Branches and Local Branches did IIPA have as on 31 March 2026?
- A.26 Regional and 43 Local
- B.43 Regional and 26 Local
- C.13 Regional and 45 Local
- D.35 Regional and 30 Local
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Explanation
The correct answer is 26 Regional Branches and 43 Local Branches. Option B simply swaps the two numbers, which is the commonest way such a question is set, so the order has to be memorised: Regional branches are fewer, Local branches more. Option C borrows figures from a different part of the same report, where 45 research projects were completed during the year and 13 studies were still ongoing. Option D does not match any figure placed before the meeting. The branch network is the heart of the minister's argument, because he wanted these Regional and Local Branches strengthened and used as channels for wider participation, professional engagement and the spread of knowledge, so that capacity building reaches officials outside the national capital. The year also saw 130 training programmes, 35 of them for State Government officials.
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Practice Questions
Who is the President of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, in whose presence its 72nd Annual General Body Meeting was addressed?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan
- C.Dr Jitendra Singh
- D.The Cabinet Secretary
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The correct answer is the Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, who holds the office of President of the Indian Institute of Public Administration and was present when the 72nd Annual General Body Meeting was addressed.
Read the full explanation →What is the membership of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, as stated at its 72nd Annual General Body Meeting?
- A.9,611
- B.10,116
- C.11,611
- D.16,111
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The institute's membership has reached that figure, and the minister pointed out that the membership framework has been broadened so that younger professionals and recent graduates can join.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the Indian Institute of Public Administration established?
- A.1947
- B.1950
- C.1954
- D.1959
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Speaking at the 72nd Annual General Body Meeting, the minister traced the institute's journey from its establishment in that year, recalling the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the role of the civil services in nation building.
Read the full explanation →Which Lieutenant Governor was among the guests at the Sardar Katha programme?
- A.Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
- B.Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
- C.Praful Patel, Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- D.R. K. Mathur, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
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The correct answer is Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, who attended the programme at Uprashtrapati Bhavan along with other invited guests.
Read the full explanation →According to the Vice-President's address, how many princely states had to be integrated into the Indian Union at the time of Independence?
- A.More than 350
- B.More than 450
- C.More than 550
- D.More than 650
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Recalling the position in 1947, the Vice-President said Partition had left the country in uncertainty and that this many princely states had to be brought into the Indian Union, a task Sardar Patel completed through determination, persuasion, administrative ability and statesmanship.
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